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:I see that you want an article ''because'' of his media appearances, which might be interpreted as meaning ''in order to promote his media appearances. But as for notability , media appearances do not show notability. The book might: you will need substantial 3rd party reviews in well-known reliable sources. The presidency might also, if there is substantial coverage of his role from third-party independent reliable sources, not press releases or mere announcements. The proper procedure is to write the article in draft space, because "my team"makes it clear that you are a connected contributor. If the article is satisfactory, the editor who accepts it can ask me for the unprotection. '''[[User:DGG| DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG| talk ]]) 23:18, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
:I see that you want an article ''because'' of his media appearances, which might be interpreted as meaning ''in order to promote his media appearances. But as for notability , media appearances do not show notability. The book might: you will need substantial 3rd party reviews in well-known reliable sources. The presidency might also, if there is substantial coverage of his role from third-party independent reliable sources, not press releases or mere announcements. The proper procedure is to write the article in draft space, because "my team"makes it clear that you are a connected contributor. If the article is satisfactory, the editor who accepts it can ask me for the unprotection. '''[[User:DGG| DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG| talk ]]) 23:18, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
::Thanks [[ping:DGG]]. I have zero idea about draft space and was offline, @BethNewcomb so I'm glad he weighed in here. [[User talk:Star Mississippi|<b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">StarM</b>]] 03:26, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
::Thanks [[ping:DGG]]. I have zero idea about draft space and was offline, @BethNewcomb so I'm glad he weighed in here. [[User talk:Star Mississippi|<b style="font-family: Verdana; color: #6633FF;">StarM</b>]] 03:26, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
:::Thanks [[user:DGG|DGG]] and [[user:StarM|StarM]]! I've published a new draft page: [[Draft:Paul H. Irving|Draft:Paul_H._Irving]] Are there any next steps I should take in order to have an editor review it? [[User:BethNewcomb|BethNewcomb]] ([[User talk:BethNewcomb|talk]]) 21:09, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
:I commented at the draft. . If you want to submit it anyway, you can, but I shall certainly send it to afd once more. '''[[User:DGG| DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG| talk ]]) 23:09, 30 April 2018 (UTC)


== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLII, February 2018 ==
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{{ping|Drmies|Ben MacDui|Nick-D|Cordless Larry}} As part of this SPI case, I looked through all the accounts that Soupforone interacted with while he was unblocked and compiled my list in the sandbox. I wanted to draw your attention to the fact that my investigation has uncovered Soupforone interacted with at least 5 accounts blocked for sock-puppetry on site under various case names, not that it proves anything other than bad luck, but it is something we should keep in mind just in case. The full compiled list is [[User_talk:TomStar81/Sandbox#SPI|here]], you are welcome to copy, review, or otherwise log it; just leave the nowiki tags intact on my page so it doesn't cause a ruckus. At the moment none of the given accounts are suspected of being anything other than honest, good working wikipedians and I don't need a firestorm from editors irate with the info. [[User:TomStar81|TomStar81]] ([[User talk:TomStar81|Talk]]) 08:25, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
{{ping|Drmies|Ben MacDui|Nick-D|Cordless Larry}} As part of this SPI case, I looked through all the accounts that Soupforone interacted with while he was unblocked and compiled my list in the sandbox. I wanted to draw your attention to the fact that my investigation has uncovered Soupforone interacted with at least 5 accounts blocked for sock-puppetry on site under various case names, not that it proves anything other than bad luck, but it is something we should keep in mind just in case. The full compiled list is [[User_talk:TomStar81/Sandbox#SPI|here]], you are welcome to copy, review, or otherwise log it; just leave the nowiki tags intact on my page so it doesn't cause a ruckus. At the moment none of the given accounts are suspected of being anything other than honest, good working wikipedians and I don't need a firestorm from editors irate with the info. [[User:TomStar81|TomStar81]] ([[User talk:TomStar81|Talk]]) 08:25, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:I've been wondering whether a checkuser to detect any Soupforone sleepers would be in order? Not sure whether this is allowed or possible in the circumstances, but thought I would at least raise it. Any thoughts? [[User:Cordless Larry|Cordless Larry]] ([[User talk:Cordless Larry|talk]]) 08:29, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:I've been wondering whether a checkuser to detect any Soupforone sleepers would be in order? Not sure whether this is allowed or possible in the circumstances, but thought I would at least raise it. Any thoughts? [[User:Cordless Larry|Cordless Larry]] ([[User talk:Cordless Larry|talk]]) 08:29, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
::{{ping|Cordless Larry}}Its a good idea...in theory, but the problem - which you'll see when you look through SPI archives - is that unless the accounts have been active in some capacity recently there's insufficient evidence for the SPI checkuser team to compare against the sock master. Sad as it is to say, this is a case where 9-1-1 and reporting on the fire is the standard operating procedure because installing asbestos to prevent the fire risks too much, or so the community judges. The good news (what little there is of it) is that editors and contributors to Wikipedia do not usually change their areas of interest or their common typing hacks (like words, phrases, etc), so allowing suspect accounts to edit usually results in them weaving enough rope that we can fashion a noose and hang them from it. Usually. For now I think it best just to keep low level tabs on the accounts listed and their editing patterns, if any of the given accounts suddenly throttle for no discernibly good reason it could be proof of a sock account taking up the slack for other accounts that have been shut down. Additionally, the next time we end up reopening an SPI case involving either editor we'll have another user list for the SPI people to compare to - though it will need to be noted loudly and proudly that those listed as having had interaction with soupforone or middayexpress are to be considered honest and legitimate users editing in good faith until evidence suggests otherwise. [[User:TomStar81|TomStar81]] ([[User talk:TomStar81|Talk]]) 08:48, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
::And on an asymmetrical note, we really ought to have a bot to do this sort of thing so that us humans don't have to tax our eyes and fingers doing it manually. We could call it DeceptoBot, since its job wouuld be looking into cases of deception <lol> :) [[User:TomStar81|TomStar81]] ([[User talk:TomStar81|Talk]]) 08:55, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

:::I agree that it's likely that there will be more socks, and asking for a checkuser run for sleepers would probably be a good idea. Tom, I'm not sure about your methodology - lots of those editors are people in very good standing who don't specialise in this topic area. Regards, [[User:Nick-D|Nick-D]] ([[User talk:Nick-D|talk]]) 11:13, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
::::{{ping|Nick-D}} Its an imperfect system, all this shows is who soupforone reached out to while he was here. You'll note that in the case of Middayexpress, I made that list, which proves your point: this information needs to be taken with a massive amount of salt. That being said, it does clearly and quickly suggest which accounts on Wikipedia would be most likely to take up the cause now that the the prior accounts are blocked, which could be useful information from certain standpoints (like checkuser runs). I mean to look at who editing Soupforone's talk page as well to see who talked to him while he was here, I'm sure that'll generate a few more names and additional controversy. (Incidentally, some names appear on both the Middayexpress list and the Soupforone list, which I guess is a coincidence, but still suggests that our guy may return and speak with the editors in question at some point, something else we could check against.) [[User:TomStar81|TomStar81]] ([[User talk:TomStar81|Talk]]) 11:48, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
:::::I think if you want to keep lists of names and use that to help you identify possible socks that's up to you. Whether or not it would be a fruitful way to conduct an investigation I can't really say but your diligence is certainly praiseworthy. I would however suggest using considerable discretion in using or asking others to use such a list. Many interactions will surely not be evidence of collusion and some (e.g. issuing warning messages) will suggest the opposite. In short, if using the list helps to identify suspects, great, but as Nick-D says above no few on the list are in good standing and no CU is going to run checks on such a list without clear and corroborating evidence of socking. I hope that is helpful. [[User:Ben MacDui|<span style="color:#6495ED">Ben</span>]] [[User talk:Ben MacDui|<span style="color:#D891EF">Mac</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Ben MacDui|<span style="color:#228B22">Dui</span>]] 17:28, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

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I came across this [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Radiation_Research_Society&type=revision&diff=836716794&oldid=836322506 edit summary] when going through AfD. I haven't looked at the copyright tool as of yet, but just as a policy/legal thing, your decline reason was incorrect if the content was copied from that webpage: all content is assumed copyright unless there is an explicit release under a compatible license. This is because the copyright law of the United States, which Wikipedia operates on, does not require that the rights holder publish with a copyright symbol. Things are copyrighted from the instant of their creation. [[User:TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] ([[User talk:TonyBallioni|talk]]) 02:44, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
:And of course, diffs don't work for deleted pages. [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Undelete&target=Radiation+Research+Society&timestamp=20180416130834 this] was the revision that I was talking about. Anyway, like I said, didn't look at the actual content since the AfD was a clear delete, but did want to touch base on the point of who has the burden i.r.t. copyright. All the best {{smiley}} [[User:TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] ([[User talk:TonyBallioni|talk]]) 02:50, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

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== ''The Bugle'': Issue CXLIV, May 2018 ==

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Our two main goals at this time are to automate portals (in terms of refreshing, rotating, and selecting content), and to develop a one-page model in order to make obsolete and eliminate most of the 150,000 subpages from the portal namespace by migrating their functions to the portal base pages, using technologies such as selective transclusion. Please feel free to join in on any of the many threads of development at the [[WT:WPPORT|WikiProject's talk page]], or just stop by to see how we are doing. If you have any questions about portals or portal development, that is the best place to ask them.

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== Request for salted page creation ==

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== Administrators' newsletter – June 2018 ==

[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (May 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] ''None''
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Al Ameer son]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|AliveFreeHappy]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Cenarium]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|Lupo]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/839062165#Wikipedia:Inactive_administrators/2018#May_2018|MichaelBillington]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* Following a [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Event coordinator proposal|successful request for comment]], administrators are now able to add and remove editors to the [[Wikipedia:Event coordinator|"event coordinator" group]]. Users in the event coordinator group have the ability to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit. Users will no longer need to be in the [[Wikipedia:Account creator|"account creator" group]] if they are in the event coordinator group.
:* Following an [[Special:PermaLink/842448517#General_sanctions_proposal|AN discussion]], all pages with content related to [[blockchain]] and [[Cryptocurrency|cryptocurrencies]], broadly construed, are now under indefinite [[Wikipedia:General sanctions/Blockchain and cryptocurrencies|general sanctions]].

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* IP-based [[phab:T152462|cookie blocks]] should be [[phab:T192017|deployed]] to English Wikipedia in June. This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.
:* The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team will build [[Wikipedia:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per user page, namespace, category, and upload blocking|granular types of blocks]] in 2018 (e.g. a block from uploading or editing specific pages, categories, or namespaces, as opposed to a full-site block). Feedback on the concept may be left at [[Wikipedia talk:Community health initiative on English Wikipedia/Per user page, namespace, category, and upload blocking|the talk page]].
:* There is [[phab:T174313|now a checkbox]] on [[Special:ListUsers|Special:ListUsers]] to let you see only users in temporary user groups.
:* It is [[phab:T165535|now easier]] for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked.

[[File:Scale of justice 2.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Arbitration'''
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/843882679#Issue with emails sent to the Arbitration Committee|recent technical issue]] with the Arbitration Committee's spam filter inadvertently caused all messages sent to the committee through Wikipedia (i.e. [[Special:EmailUser/Arbitration Committee]]) to be discarded. If you attempted to send an email to the Arbitration Committee via Wikipedia between May 16 and May 31, your message was not received and you are encouraged to resend it. Messages sent outside of these dates or directly to the Arbitration Committee email address were not affected by this issue.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* In early May, an [[phab:T193769|unusually high level of failed login attempts]] was observed. The WMF [https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2018-May/090145.html has stated] that this was an "external effort to gain unauthorized access to random accounts". Under Wikipedia policy, administrators [[Wikipedia:Password strength requirements|are required to have strong passwords]]. To further reinforce security, administrators should also consider enabling [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]]. A [[Template:Committed identity|committed identity]] can be used to verify that you are the true account owner in the event that your account is compromised and/or you are unable to log in.

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[[Wikipedia:Administrators' newsletter|News and updates for administrators]] from the past month (June 2018).
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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-add.svg|20px|alt=added|Added]] [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Pbsouthwood|Pbsouthwood]] • [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/TheSandDoctor|TheSandDoctor]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-view-refresh.svg|20px|alt=readded|Readded]] [[Special:PermanentLink/847727925#Resysop request (Gogo Dodo)|Gogo Dodo]]
:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/845192726#Andrevan's resignation|Andrevan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|Doug]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|EVula]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|KaisaL]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|Tony Fox]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843863504#Inactive Administrators - June 2018|WilyD]]

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:[[File:Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg|20px|alt=removed|Removed]] [[Special:PermanentLink/845192726#Andrevan's resignation|Andrevan]] • [[Special:PermanentLink/843865109#Inactive Bureaucrats - June 2018|EVula]]

[[File:Green check.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Guideline and policy news'''
:* An [[Special:PermanentLink/845291235#RfC: Deletion of drafts|RfC about the deletion of drafts]] closed with a consensus to change the wording of [[WP:NMFD]]. Specifically, a draft that has been repeatedly resubmitted and declined at AfC without any substantial improvement may be deleted at [[WP:MFD|MfD]] if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the [[Wikipedia:Deletion_policy#Reasons_for_deletion|reasons for deletion]] outlined in the deletion policy.
:* A [[Special:PermanentLink/848304259#Request for comment: Promising drafts|request for comment]] closed with a consensus that the {{tl|promising draft}} template cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a [[WP:G13]] speedy deletion nomination.

[[File:Octicons-tools.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Technical news'''
:* Starting on July 9, the WMF Security team, Trust & Safety, and the broader technical community will be seeking input on an [[phab:T190015|upcoming change]] that will [[meta:Creation of separate user group for editing sitewide CSS/JS|restrict editing of site-wide JavaScript and CSS]] to a new [[meta:Technical administrators|technical administrators]] user group. Bureaucrats and stewards will be able to grant this right per a community-defined process. The intention is to reduce the number of accounts who can edit frontend code to those who actually need to, which in turn lessens the risk of malicious code being added that compromises the security and privacy of everyone who accesses Wikipedia. For more information, please review the [[meta:Creation_of_separate_user_group_for_editing_sitewide_CSS/JS#FAQ|FAQ]].
:* [[Syntax highlighting]] has been graduated from a Beta feature on the English Wikipedia. To enable this feature, click the highlighter icon ([[File:Codemirror-icon.png|20px]]) in your editing toolbar (or under the [[Hamburger button|hamburger menu]] in the [[mw:2017 wikitext editor|2017 wikitext editor]]). This feature can help prevent you from making mistakes when editing complex templates.
:* IP-based [[phab:T152462|cookie blocks]] should be [[phab:T192017|deployed]] to English Wikipedia in July (previously scheduled for June). This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.

[[File:Info Simple bw.svg|20px|alt=]] '''Miscellaneous'''
:* Currently around 20% of admins have enabled [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|two-factor authentication]], up from 17% a year ago. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider [[Wikipedia:Simple 2FA|doing so]]. Regardless if you use 2FA, please practice appropriate [[Wikipedia:User account security|account security]] by ensuring your password is [[Password_strength#Guidelines_for_strong_passwords|secure]] and unique to Wikimedia.

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The Bugle: Issue CXXX, February 2017

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"User:Doosan Fuel Cell America"

Shouldn't blocks marked with {{usernameblock}} have autoblock disabled because their username is the only reason for the block? DASL51984 (talk | contribs) 01:14, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

March Madness 2017

G'day all, please be advised that throughout March 2017 the Military history Wikiproject is running its March Madness drive. This is a backlog drive that is focused on several key areas:

  • tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
  • updating the project's currently listed A-class articles to ensure their ongoing compliance with the listed criteria
  • creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various task force pages or other lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found here for those that are interested, and members can sign up as participants at that page also.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 March and runs until 23:59 UTC on 31 March 2017, so please sign up now.

For the Milhist co-ordinators. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:24, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Parkes Observatory
Your Featured picture candidate has been promoted
Your nomination for featured picture status, File:CSIRO ScienceImage 4350 CSIROs Parkes Radio Telescope with moon in the background.jpg, gained a consensus of support, and has been promoted. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so at Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates. Armbrust The Homunculus 04:56, 27 February 2017 (UTC)

The Signpost: 27 February 2017

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Administrators' newsletter – March 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2017).

Administrator changes

Amortias • Deckiller • BU Rob13
Ronnotel • Islander • Chamal N • Isomorphic • Keeper76 • Lord Voldemort • Shereth • Bdesham • Pjacobi

Guideline and policy news

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  • Cookie blocks should be deployed to the English Wikipedia soon. This will extend the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user after they switch accounts under a new IP.
  • A bot will now automatically place a protection template on protected pages when admins forget to do so.
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The Bugle: Issue CXXXI, March 2017

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A cup of coffee for you!

Thanks for knocking out those clarifications. I would have tried tonight, I simply ran out of time last night and had to save what I had. Thank you for the Barnstar! It is my first and I don't think it could have been presented to me for a more important article, battleships, and US military ships in general, are important to me and helping make these articles better is my desire. Pennsy22 (talk) 03:21, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Eugene Holman

I've just requested Eugene Holman for creation but realized that you deleted it. Was this a PROD, in which case it could simply be restored?Zigzig20s (talk) 23:05, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

I came across his name while working on Paul A. Gompers. But actually I would rather you restored and improved the article yourself, as I have no idea if this is covered by my topic ban and I don't want to spend time on the Wikidrama. That's really Wikipedia's loss.Zigzig20s (talk) 06:11, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – April 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

Administrator changes

added TheDJ
removed Xnuala • CJ • Oldelpaso • Berean Hunter • Jimbo Wales • Andrew c • Karanacs • Modemac • Scott

Guideline and policy news

  • Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
  • The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
  • An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
  • After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

Technical news

  • After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
  • Cookie blocks have been deployed. This extends the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user if they switch accounts, even under a new IP.
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Mauricio Toro Bermúdez

It doesn't appear to me that the strict criteria of CSD A7 applies for this article. Prod or an AfD would be a better way to go. I am not finding sufficient items in google scholar, google news, HighBeam, etc. to establish notability per GNG or for a research professor.–CaroleHenson (talk) 12:36, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

Jan to Mar 17 Milhist article reviewing

 Military history reviewers' award 
On behalf of the Milhist coordinators, you are hereby awarded the WikiChevrons for reviewing one Milhist article at ACR during the period January to March 2017. Thank you for supporting Wikipedia's quality content processes. AustralianRupert (talk) 14:14, 8 April 2017 (UTC)

Keep track of upcoming reviews. Just copy and paste {{WPMILHIST Review alerts}} to your user space

The Bugle: Issue CXXXII, April 2017

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Dear TomStar81 I wrote an article about NetMan to introduce this software publicly. It is one of the products of Edco company (https://www.edco.ir/netman/) in Iran. And I wrote the article based on this website. Also, I wrote the reference in the article... what should I do now? Please remove the copyright violation tag, so I could edit the article... — Preceding unsigned comment added by MegaNetIRAN (talk • contribs) 06:20, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – May 2017

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017).

Administrator changes

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removed Gdr • Tyrenius • JYolkowski • Longhair • Master Thief Garrett • Aaron Brenneman • Laser brain • JzG • Dragons flight

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Molly Martin

Hi TomStar--I see you deleted this article a while ago, after it was tagged as A7. I wish I had been around to disagree: I don't think it's an A7 candidate at all; at the very least it should have had a chance at AfD. As it is, Martin is now more famous as a chef/food person than as a musician (for better or for worse...): there is a LOT of pretty strong local coverage. Will you please consider restoring it? Thanks, Mindy Dirt (talk) 02:58, 5 May 2017 (UTC)

WW1 timeline

Hi Tom, Just to check, will you be contributing a WW1 timeline article for the May edition of the Bugle? No dramas at all if you won't be - Ian and I really appreciate all your contributions, and I know that this is often a very busy time of year. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 07:39, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks Tom :) Nick-D (talk) 22:18, 6 May 2017 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXXXIII, May 2017

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Your help would be appreciated

The page I am trying to update is my Father-in-law's page. He is Frank J. Breth. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_J._Breth) He has his own page and I wanted to provide a larger photo of him as well as add the Awards section near the bottom of his awards/ribbons. Please let me know if you can help. Also I was trying to add his name to the Vietnam Gallantry Cross "list of awardees" as well. I added it, but not sure it will stick. Please contact me if you can help, I have a list of his awards (MSCUSN (talk) 16:30, 31 May 2017 (UTC)) — Preceding unsigned comment added by MSCUSN (talk • contribs) 16:23, 31 May 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments. I'm not sure if this is the right avenue of replying to you on this. But please let me know how I need to get you a list of his awards. Also, as mentioned, I was given a higher resolution of his official black and white picture from the Historic branch of Headquarters Marine Corps. So I'm not sure what the rules are on this since the Marine Corps owns it and it's been given to me by them. So please let me know how to get you the list of his awards. And again, thank you very much for your time and support! (MSCUSN (talk) 15:39, 2 June 2017 (UTC))

I'm not sure if you were able to see my response on my talk page but I had listed the awards of General Breth in order. I'm not sure if you could add the section below his history with a Ribbon rack of his awards such as the ones built for other Marine Generals on Wikipedia. (MSCUSN (talk) 14:50, 6 June 2017 (UTC))
Thank you very much. I will look into the academy and learn as much as I can. (MSCUSN (talk) 16:46, 13 June 2017 (UTC))

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Hi Tom, sorry but could you just check your edits to the MilHist coord election page vs. the tally -- I don't think they were quite consistent but didn't want to assume which one reflected your intentions... Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 16:07, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

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Precious three years!

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Do you remember that this was given to you for trust and support? When you said "and would encourage others to have a little more faith in such a seasoned veteran editor". Now I would encourage you to have a little more faith in a seasoned veteran editor. I have not seen much good come out of arbitration, sadly. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:02, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

Open to chat. I am a victim of arbitration, as you may know, and have seen others in the position, so have some dangerous thoughts about arbitration, very generally so: an enormous waste of the community's time, and fairness not always emerging. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 16:41, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

After singing Haydn: you will probably have seen it on Joe's talk, - just for the record of where I come from. Precious is the award of the cabal of the outcasts. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

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You wrote: , I had assumed that the bad blood was of a vendetta nature - that two editors had a disagreement (they had) and the one with the admin tools had ended it.

  • I don't have admin tools
  • I didn't have a disagreement - I came in as a neutral third party to that edit war, observed it and reported it. I never edited the page. I observed the sameWP:BATTLE that led you to the ARC
  • I certainly don't have a Vendetta against Joe - in fact, back when I had admin tools, I unblocked him in 2013

I encourage you to clarify/correct these points in your ARC. Toddst1 (talk) 15:14, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

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Joefromrandb arbitration case request archived

Hi TomStar81. The Joefromrandb arbitration case request has been declined by the Arbitration Committee and has accordingly been archived. Thanks, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 00:23, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Text for deleted "Edward Cochrane McLean, Jr."?

Could you please post a link to the deleted article on Edward Cochrane McLean, Jr. on my talk page? Gratefully ----Aboudaqn (talk) 03:46, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

  • Concerning your request[edit] ...I can put the material on the talk page, however I'm assuming that you'd like the text for a second crack an article, and if that is the case in the interest of preserving the history for any attempted rebuild would you prefer to have the material userfied instead? I can move it to a subpage where you can work on it if you like. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:08, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

Hesselp

Regarding your 7 November topic band of Hesselp... please have a look at Talk:E (mathematical constant)#How e is related with every exponential process. Would that article fall under the ban, as you understand it? I think it probably does but can be interpreted either way. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:12, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

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JAKE E

Hello Tom!

I urgently need your help. This Wiki page about ME ( yes I am the artist JAKE E) I have not made it but I have tried to add more info in the link below. you can see the delete discussion here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jake_E

I beg on my knees for you to help me get this up and running again and maby help me do the neciserry edits.

You can reach me on Jake@jakee.se

All the best / JAKE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Jake_E._(Amaranthe)#External_Links — Preceding unsigned comment added by Corrector88 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Season's Greetings

...to you and yours, from the Great White North! FWiW Bzuk (talk) 23:45, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Greetings

Dear TomStar81


I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and, a very Happy New Year.
Thanks for all your help and contributions.
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Re: Feliz Navidad!

Feliz Navidad, to you too and may God cover you and your loved ones with lots pf blessings this coming year and those years which are yet to come.

This last year I did a lot of exploring, investigating and documenting historical artifacts, structures and places in Arizona. I always take some members of my family on these trips. This way not only do they learn about history, but they also learn to appreciate what those who came before us had to go through in the 18th century and before.

I created a "List of historic properties" in Wikipedia for most of the towns that I have documented and in "Facebook" I go into some of the details of my adventures. I hope to continue my work/hobby this coming year. God bless you. Tony the Marine (talk) 21:26, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

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I would like to have your input in a discussion

Hi,

I would appreciate it if you could give your input regarding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_naval_ship_classes_in_service#Split_this_article_into_multiple_articles Thanks in advance Dragnadh (talk) 14:24, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

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Hi Tom, Just to check, will you be providing an article on on World War I events a century ago for the February issue of the Bugle? No worries if not, of course. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 05:58, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

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Paul H. Irving

Hi Tom, I see that the Paul H. Irving page was deleted because material was copied from the Milken website and was a promo/copyright violation. I am not the original author, though I work for the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology where he is currently a distinguished scholar in residence. My team's been in touch with his admin team, and we've let them know why the original page wasn't acceptable.

I'd like to get the page set back up if possible as he frequently makes media appearances/contributions regarding aging issues<ref>https://www.wsj.com/news/author/8509</ref><ref>https://www.nextavenue.org/showcase/influencers-aging-2016/paul-irving/</ref><ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2017/06/22/cities-must-tackle-longevity-inequality/#57cf2a8b3c03</ref> and is former president of the [[Milken Institute]] and current chair of its Center for the Future of Aging. We'd like to add new original material that avoids promo content and largely centers around his frequent involvement in the national aging conversation, including his authorship of ''The Upside of Aging''.<ref>https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Upside+of+Aging%3A+How+Long+Life+Is+Changing+the+World+of+Health%2C+Work%2C+Innovation%2C+Policy%2C+and+Purpose-p-9781118692035</ref>

Also, because you mentioned a predilection for haiku:

All of us will age

Some know this much more than most

Then there's Paul Irving

Thanks! BethNewcomb (talk) 20:20, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) since I'm not sure how often Tom is around. I just checked and there isn't anything in the deleted article that can be restored, as there's little that isn't copyvio. I don't think notability is in question per your sourcing @BethNewcomb:. Probably best to just start fresh. Ping me here or my talk if you need more detail StarM 04:16, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
@BethNewcomb and Star Mississippi: Yes, Star's right Beth, the material is still mostly copyvio, you'd be further ahead to simply start over and use far far less copyright material. Also, thanks to Star for getting this for me while I've been under the weather. TomStar81 (Talk) 08:15, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
It's what us TPSers do. We're both somewhat here, but somehow watchlisted one another and lend a hand. Hope you're on mend or soon will be StarM 02:11, 2 March 2018 (UTC)
@TomStar81 and Star Mississippi: Thank you both! Yes, I'll be working on fresh material for the page. I noticed that the page was also protected by User:DGG on Oct 22, 2017. What's the best way to approach getting the page created - should I add the new proposed material to the Talk page then reach out about getting the admin lock lifted? Just not sure what the proper protocol is. BethNewcomb (talk) 22:36, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
I see that you want an article because of his media appearances, which might be interpreted as meaning in order to promote his media appearances. But as for notability , media appearances do not show notability. The book might: you will need substantial 3rd party reviews in well-known reliable sources. The presidency might also, if there is substantial coverage of his role from third-party independent reliable sources, not press releases or mere announcements. The proper procedure is to write the article in draft space, because "my team"makes it clear that you are a connected contributor. If the article is satisfactory, the editor who accepts it can ask me for the unprotection. DGG ( talk ) 23:18, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
Thanks ping:DGG. I have zero idea about draft space and was offline, @BethNewcomb so I'm glad he weighed in here. StarM 03:26, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
Thanks DGG and StarM! I've published a new draft page: Draft:Paul_H._Irving Are there any next steps I should take in order to have an editor review it? BethNewcomb (talk) 21:09, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
I commented at the draft. . If you want to submit it anyway, you can, but I shall certainly send it to afd once more. DGG ( talk ) 23:09, 30 April 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLII, February 2018

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Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

  • The autoconfirmed article creation trial (ACTRIAL) is scheduled to end on 14 March 2018. The results of the research collected can be read on Meta Wiki.
  • Community ban discussions must now stay open for at least 24 hours prior to being closed.
  • A change to the administrator inactivity policy has been proposed. Under the proposal, if an administrator has not used their admin tools for a period of five years and is subsequently desysopped for inactivity, the administrator would have to file a new RfA in order to regain the tools.
  • A change to the banning policy has been proposed which would specify conditions under which a repeat sockmaster may be considered de facto banned, reducing the need to start a community ban discussion for these users.

Technical news

  • CheckUsers are now able to view private data such as IP addresses from the edit filter log, e.g. when the filter prevents a user from creating an account. Previously, this information was unavailable to CheckUsers because access to it could not be logged.
  • The edit filter has a new feature contains_all that edit filter managers may use to check if one or more strings are all contained in another given string.

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  • Bhadani (Gangadhar Bhadani) passed away on 8 February 2018. Bhadani joined Wikipedia in March 2005 and became an administrator in September 2005. While he was active, Bhadani was regarded as one of the most prolific Wikipedians from India.
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The Bugle: Issue CXLIII, March 2018

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Request to restore page for Chris Rowland

Hello! The co-producer and editor of Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes is named Christopher Rowland. Currently, the credit on Wikipedia links to a British politician of the same name rather than the filmmaker. I was trying to link to the correct person, so I made a page for Chris Rowland, which I failed to provide references for in a timely fashion. I'd like to respectfully request that you restore the page, and I can then add (what I hope are) appropriate references. The references I have include Rowland's IMDB page https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1270042/, two reviews of the film that list him in the credits http://variety.com/1999/film/reviews/wadd-the-life-times-of-john-c-holmes-1200459514/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/12/movies/film-review-one-actor-s-particular-um-talent.html, and the official site for the documentary http://www.waddthejohnholmesdocumentary.com. Would these be sufficient to establish authenticity and relevancy? Thank you in advance for your consideration and advice. Earlygrrl (talk) 15:31, 21 March 2018 (UTC)earlygrrl

(talk page stalker) Hi @Earlygrrl:. TS is away on and off so I've restored this to your user space so you can add the sources. You can find it in User:Earlygrrl/Chris Rowland. Let one of us know if we can help. StarM 01:19, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
@Star Mississippi and Earlygrrl: Star Mississippi restored you page, but you've no real sources for the author, and the ones provided are questionable at best. You have links to the imdb, however per Wikipedia:Citing IMDb these are not useful in supply proof of credibility within the context of the csd a7 speedy deletion criteria, and the only other source given makes no mention of Chris Rowland. Collectively, that makes your film man completely unremarkable from a perspective of both WP:NOTABILITY and WP:BLP. It is my opinion at this time that there is simply insufficient information to warrant an article on the man, so please do keep that in mind when and if you elect to republish the article. TomStar81 (Talk) 22:35, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

Characters of StarCraft

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April 2018 Milhist Backlog Drive

G'day all, please be advised that throughout April 2018 the Military history Wikiproject is running its annual backlog elimination drive. This will focus on several key areas:

  • tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
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As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the scope of military history will be considered eligible. This year, the Military history project would like to extend a specific welcome to members of Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red, and we would like to encourage all participants to consider working on helping to improve our coverage of women in the military. This is not the sole focus of the edit-a-thon, though, and there are aspects that hopefully will appeal to pretty much everyone.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2018

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2018).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

  • Administrators who have been desysopped due to inactivity are now required to have performed at least one (logged) administrative action in the past 5 years in order to qualify for a resysop without going through a new RfA.
  • Editors who have been found to have engaged in sockpuppetry on at least two occasions after an initial indefinite block, for whatever reason, are now automatically considered banned by the community without the need to start a ban discussion.
  • The notability guideline for organizations and companies has been substantially rewritten following the closure of this request for comment. Among the changes, the guideline more clearly defines the sourcing requirements needed for organizations and companies to be considered notable.
  • The six-month autoconfirmed article creation trial (ACTRIAL) ended on 14 March 2018. The post-trial research report has been published. A request for comment is now underway to determine whether the restrictions from ACTRIAL should be implemented permanently.

Technical news

Arbitration

  • The Arbitration Committee is considering a change to the discretionary sanctions procedures which would require an editor to appeal a sanction to the community at WP:AE or WP:AN prior to appealing directly to the Arbitration Committee at WP:ARCA.

Miscellaneous

  • A discussion has closed which concluded that administrators are not required to enable email, though many editors suggested doing so as a matter of best practice.
  • The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team has released the Interaction Timeline. This shows a chronologic history for two users on pages where they have both made edits, which may be helpful in identifying sockpuppetry and investigating editing disputes.
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Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Middayexpress

@Drmies, Ben MacDui, Nick-D, and Cordless Larry: As part of this SPI case, I looked through all the accounts that Soupforone interacted with while he was unblocked and compiled my list in the sandbox. I wanted to draw your attention to the fact that my investigation has uncovered Soupforone interacted with at least 5 accounts blocked for sock-puppetry on site under various case names, not that it proves anything other than bad luck, but it is something we should keep in mind just in case. The full compiled list is here, you are welcome to copy, review, or otherwise log it; just leave the nowiki tags intact on my page so it doesn't cause a ruckus. At the moment none of the given accounts are suspected of being anything other than honest, good working wikipedians and I don't need a firestorm from editors irate with the info. TomStar81 (Talk) 08:25, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

I've been wondering whether a checkuser to detect any Soupforone sleepers would be in order? Not sure whether this is allowed or possible in the circumstances, but thought I would at least raise it. Any thoughts? Cordless Larry (talk) 08:29, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
@Cordless Larry:Its a good idea...in theory, but the problem - which you'll see when you look through SPI archives - is that unless the accounts have been active in some capacity recently there's insufficient evidence for the SPI checkuser team to compare against the sock master. Sad as it is to say, this is a case where 9-1-1 and reporting on the fire is the standard operating procedure because installing asbestos to prevent the fire risks too much, or so the community judges. The good news (what little there is of it) is that editors and contributors to Wikipedia do not usually change their areas of interest or their common typing hacks (like words, phrases, etc), so allowing suspect accounts to edit usually results in them weaving enough rope that we can fashion a noose and hang them from it. Usually. For now I think it best just to keep low level tabs on the accounts listed and their editing patterns, if any of the given accounts suddenly throttle for no discernibly good reason it could be proof of a sock account taking up the slack for other accounts that have been shut down. Additionally, the next time we end up reopening an SPI case involving either editor we'll have another user list for the SPI people to compare to - though it will need to be noted loudly and proudly that those listed as having had interaction with soupforone or middayexpress are to be considered honest and legitimate users editing in good faith until evidence suggests otherwise. TomStar81 (Talk) 08:48, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
And on an asymmetrical note, we really ought to have a bot to do this sort of thing so that us humans don't have to tax our eyes and fingers doing it manually. We could call it DeceptoBot, since its job wouuld be looking into cases of deception <lol> :) TomStar81 (Talk) 08:55, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
I agree that it's likely that there will be more socks, and asking for a checkuser run for sleepers would probably be a good idea. Tom, I'm not sure about your methodology - lots of those editors are people in very good standing who don't specialise in this topic area. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 11:13, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
@Nick-D: Its an imperfect system, all this shows is who soupforone reached out to while he was here. You'll note that in the case of Middayexpress, I made that list, which proves your point: this information needs to be taken with a massive amount of salt. That being said, it does clearly and quickly suggest which accounts on Wikipedia would be most likely to take up the cause now that the the prior accounts are blocked, which could be useful information from certain standpoints (like checkuser runs). I mean to look at who editing Soupforone's talk page as well to see who talked to him while he was here, I'm sure that'll generate a few more names and additional controversy. (Incidentally, some names appear on both the Middayexpress list and the Soupforone list, which I guess is a coincidence, but still suggests that our guy may return and speak with the editors in question at some point, something else we could check against.) TomStar81 (Talk) 11:48, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
I think if you want to keep lists of names and use that to help you identify possible socks that's up to you. Whether or not it would be a fruitful way to conduct an investigation I can't really say but your diligence is certainly praiseworthy. I would however suggest using considerable discretion in using or asking others to use such a list. Many interactions will surely not be evidence of collusion and some (e.g. issuing warning messages) will suggest the opposite. In short, if using the list helps to identify suspects, great, but as Nick-D says above no few on the list are in good standing and no CU is going to run checks on such a list without clear and corroborating evidence of socking. I hope that is helpful. Ben MacDui 17:28, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

The Bugle: Issue CXLIIV, April 2018

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I came across this edit summary when going through AfD. I haven't looked at the copyright tool as of yet, but just as a policy/legal thing, your decline reason was incorrect if the content was copied from that webpage: all content is assumed copyright unless there is an explicit release under a compatible license. This is because the copyright law of the United States, which Wikipedia operates on, does not require that the rights holder publish with a copyright symbol. Things are copyrighted from the instant of their creation. TonyBallioni (talk) 02:44, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

And of course, diffs don't work for deleted pages. this was the revision that I was talking about. Anyway, like I said, didn't look at the actual content since the AfD was a clear delete, but did want to touch base on the point of who has the burden i.r.t. copyright. All the best TonyBallioni (talk) 02:50, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2018

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2018).

Administrator changes

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Guideline and policy news

  • The ability to create articles directly in mainspace is now indefinitely restricted to autoconfirmed users.
  • A proposal is being discussed which would create a new "event coordinator" right that would allow users to temporarily add the "confirmed" flag to new user accounts and to create many new user accounts without being hindered by a rate limit.

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  • AbuseFilter has received numerous improvements, including an OOUI overhaul, syntax highlighting, ability to search existing filters, and a few new functions. In particular, the search feature can be used to ensure there aren't existing filters for what you need, and the new equals_to_any function can be used when checking multiple namespaces. One major upcoming change is the ability to see which filters are the slowest. This information is currently only available to those with access to Logstash.
  • When blocking anonymous users, a cookie will be applied that reloads the block if the user changes their IP. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. This currently only occurs when hard-blocking accounts.
  • The block notice shown on mobile will soon be more informative and point users to a help page on how to request an unblock, just as it currently does on desktop.
  • There will soon be a calendar widget at Special:Block, making it easier to set expiries for a specific date and time.

Arbitration

Obituaries

  • Lankiveil (Craig Franklin) passed away in mid-April. Lankiveil joined Wikipedia on 12 August 2004 and became an administrator on 31 August 2008. During his time with the Wikimedia community, Lankiveil served as an oversighter for the English Wikipedia and as president of Wikimedia Australia.
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The Bugle: Issue CXLIV, May 2018

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Request for salted page creation

CupcakKe was repeatedly deleted for lack of notability, but she has a page now at Cupcakke. CupcakKe should be recreated as a redirect from a common stylization. Raymond1922 (talk) 17:09, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – June 2018

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2018).

Administrator changes

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  • IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in June. This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.
  • The Wikimedia Foundation's Anti-Harassment Tools team will build granular types of blocks in 2018 (e.g. a block from uploading or editing specific pages, categories, or namespaces, as opposed to a full-site block). Feedback on the concept may be left at the talk page.
  • There is now a checkbox on Special:ListUsers to let you see only users in temporary user groups.
  • It is now easier for blocked mobile users to see why they were blocked.

Arbitration

  • A recent technical issue with the Arbitration Committee's spam filter inadvertently caused all messages sent to the committee through Wikipedia (i.e. Special:EmailUser/Arbitration Committee) to be discarded. If you attempted to send an email to the Arbitration Committee via Wikipedia between May 16 and May 31, your message was not received and you are encouraged to resend it. Messages sent outside of these dates or directly to the Arbitration Committee email address were not affected by this issue.

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The Bugle: Issue CXLVI, June 2018

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Administrators' newsletter – July 2018

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2018).

Administrator changes

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removed Andrevan • Doug • EVula • KaisaL • Tony Fox • WilyD

Bureaucrat changes

removed Andrevan • EVula

Guideline and policy news

  • An RfC about the deletion of drafts closed with a consensus to change the wording of WP:NMFD. Specifically, a draft that has been repeatedly resubmitted and declined at AfC without any substantial improvement may be deleted at MfD if consensus determines that it is unlikely to ever meet the requirements for mainspace and it otherwise meets one of the reasons for deletion outlined in the deletion policy.
  • A request for comment closed with a consensus that the {{promising draft}} template cannot be used to indefinitely prevent a WP:G13 speedy deletion nomination.

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  • Starting on July 9, the WMF Security team, Trust & Safety, and the broader technical community will be seeking input on an upcoming change that will restrict editing of site-wide JavaScript and CSS to a new technical administrators user group. Bureaucrats and stewards will be able to grant this right per a community-defined process. The intention is to reduce the number of accounts who can edit frontend code to those who actually need to, which in turn lessens the risk of malicious code being added that compromises the security and privacy of everyone who accesses Wikipedia. For more information, please review the FAQ.
  • Syntax highlighting has been graduated from a Beta feature on the English Wikipedia. To enable this feature, click the highlighter icon () in your editing toolbar (or under the hamburger menu in the 2017 wikitext editor). This feature can help prevent you from making mistakes when editing complex templates.
  • IP-based cookie blocks should be deployed to English Wikipedia in July (previously scheduled for June). This will cause the block of a logged-out user to be reloaded if they change IPs. This means in most cases, you may no longer need to do /64 range blocks on residential IPv6 addresses in order to effectively block the end user. It will also help combat abuse from IP hoppers in general. For the time being, it only affects users of the desktop interface.

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  • Currently around 20% of admins have enabled two-factor authentication, up from 17% a year ago. If you haven't already enabled it, please consider doing so. Regardless if you use 2FA, please practice appropriate account security by ensuring your password is secure and unique to Wikimedia.
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The Bugle: Issue CXLVII, July 2018

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